Metallic studding



1.1. BURNS.

METALLIC STUDDING.

APPLICATION FILED Auen. I92I.

1,413,828. Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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1.1..BU.RNS.

METALLIC STUDDING.

APPLICATION'FILED AUG.17.19 21.

Patented Apr. 25, 1922.

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PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH J. BURNS, OF TAMPA, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURT T0 FRANCIS? E.

BURNS, 0F TAIYIPA.,` FLORIDA.

. specification of Lettersratent. Patented Apr, 25, 1922 Application led August 17, 1921. Serial No. 49,062.

T 0 all whom z't may concewt:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH J. BURNS, a" citizen of the United States, residing at Tampa, in the county of Hillsborough and State of Florida, have inventedvnew andv useful Improvements in Metallic Studding, of which the ,following is a specification.

This l invention relates to metallic partition studding. and its object is to' provide a novel and improved buildingelement of this kind by the use of which a doublewalled or hollow partition may be readily formed, and a structure is produced which is strong and durable.

The invention also has for its object to provide a studding which can be combined in various ways rto support a number of partitions or walls arranged in different ways as will be pointed out in the detailed Adescription appearing` hereinafter.

The invention also has for its object to provide a novel andA improved anchoring means for the studding. j

In 'order that the invention may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanying drawings. forminga part of this specification, in which; .i

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a studding unit constructed in accordance with the present invention; F igs, 2 and 3 are perspective views showing different arrange ments of the studding: Fig. 4 is a plan view of a fragment of a wall or partition showing how. the studding unit of Fig. 1 is used; Figs. 5 and 6 are plan views showing how the studding units of Figs. 2 and 3 'are used; Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4, and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of an anchoring device.

'Referring specifically to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 1, the studding unit here shown consists of three sheetmetal plates, 10, 11 and 12, which are riveted or otherwise connected in face-to-face relation. as shown at 13. to form a rigid web member. The outside plate 10 has out-turned lateral flanges l10a at itsv ends and extending throughout its entire lengtl1.'the other outside plate 12 is similarly flanged, as shown at 12. The two outside plates lO'and 12 are, therefore of channeled cross-section, the channels being presented outwardly `inl opposite directions. The width of the intermediate plate 11 is greater than that of the outside plates '10 and 12 and hence it projects Afrom both of the vertical ends of the latter. At the vertical endsv of the plate 11 are out-'turned laterally projecting tongues 11a which extend alternately in opposite directions, one tongue extending from one side, and the next tongue from the opposite side. The tongues 11a are integral with the plate and they can be readilyproduced .by making horizontal slits in the plate inwardly from the vertical edges thereof, and then bending the material between the slits alternately in opposite directions'.

It will be noted in Fig. 4 that the tongues 11"i on one side of the plate 1'1 are opposite the flanges 10a of the plate 10. and the tongues 11a on the other side of plate 11 are opposite the flanges 12a of plate 12. This arrangement produces at each vertical end of the studding unit two channels extending from the top to the bottom of the unit and facing in opposite directions. These channels support the slabs or vother units 14 employed in the construction of the Wall or partition. As shown in Fig. 4, the wall or partition is hollow and the web portions of the studding- .units seat transversely be tween the wall sections, and the vertical ends of .theslabs 14 'seat in the oppositely facing vertical channels at the ends of the web. Each studding unit therefore supports the adjacent ends of four slabs 14. A studding unit as hereinbefore described can also be used at the corner of the structure shown in Fig. 4 by bending the flanges 10a and 12, and the tongues 11a to correspond tothe angle here made by 'the adjoining slabs. The bendscan be made at any angle to correspond to the angle of the walls at the corner.

The studding is held in place by anchoring strips 15 which are nailed or otherwise fastened to the floor and the ceiling. These strips seat on the top and bottom edges of the web portions'ofthe studding units, and they have longitudinal medial ribs 15a which fit in grooves in the top and bottom edges so.l

of the studding webs. as shown in Fig. 7.

designed for holding the adjacent ends of six slabs arranged as shown in Fig. 5 to unit, and the'other unit has its flanges 1()a on one side of the Web bent around'back.

of theouter tongues 11a at one end of the first mentioned unit, as shown at 10b, Wherel by the two units are coupled together. The

fianges 10 and 12al and the tongues 11l of the first mentioned unit support four slabs 14 as before. and the iiange-s 12a and the tongues 11a on the outer side of the Web of the other unit support two slabs of the adjoining Wall as clearly shown in Fig. 5, the tongues 11a being all bent in the same direction instead of in alternate opposite directions as in the first-described unit.`

Fig, 3 illustrates a four-way studding unit 'designed for holding the adjacent ends of eight slabs 14 arranged to form three walls or partitions. This unit is made up of three of the first-described or" single units Vjoined and supporting the slabs in the same manner as the three-Way unit shown inv Figs.. J2 and 5.

The studding is simple and inexpensive, and it can be easily put up, and by its use the partition or Wall slabs or.. similar elements are securely held in place'. 4rlhe preferred embodiments of the invention have been illustrated, buit it will be understood that various other changes and modifications may be made Without a departure from the spirit and scope of the invention, as claimed hereinafter.

l claim:

1. A metallic studding unit comprising a medial plate and outside plates rigidly connected in face-to-face relation, the outer plates having out-turned lateral flanges at their vertical ends, and the medial plate having its vertical end portions vextending byond the corresponding end portions of the outer plates, and provided on opposite sides with outstanding lateral tongues which are parallel to and spaced from the aforesaid fianges.

2. A metallic studding unit comprising a medial plate and outside plates rigidly connected in face-to-face relation` the outer plates having out-turned lateral ianges at their vertical ends, and the medial plate having its vertical end portions extending beyond the corresponding end portions of the outer plates, and provided on opposite sides with outstanding lateral tongues which are parallel to and spaced from the aforesaid flanges, to form channels extending from the top to the bottom of the plates.

3. A metallic studding unit comprising a medialplate and outside plates rigidly connected in face-to-face relation, the youter plates having out-turned lateral flanges at their vertical ends, and the medial plate having its vertical end portions extending beyond the corresponding end portions of the outer plates, and provided on opposite sides with outstanding lateral tongues Which are parallel to and spaced' from the aforesaid flanges, to form end channels on opposite sides of thel unit extending from the top to the bottom thereof and facing in opposite directions.

4. A metallic studding unit comprising a medial plate and outside plates rigidly connected vin face-to-face relation. the outer plates having out-turned lateral fianges at their vertical ends, and the medial plate having its vertical end portions extending beyond the corresponding end portions of the outer plates, and provided on opposite sides with outstanding lateral tongues which are parallel to and spaced from the aforesaid flanges. and top and bottom anchoring strips for the aforesaid unit, said strips having ribs, and the unit having grooves in its top and bot-tom edges in which the ribs seat.

5. A metallic studding unit comprising a member having end channels on opposite sides extending from the top to the bottom thereof and facing in opposite directions. and top and bottom anchoring strips for said member, said strips having ribs and the memberhaving grooves in its top and bot-I tom edges in which the ribs seat.

6. A metallic studding unit comprising a member having pairs of outstanding lateral flanges at. its vertical ends and on opposite sides, and a second member extending transversely of said member at one end thereof, said second member having end channels on its outer side extending from the top to the bottom thereof.

7. A metallic studding unit comprising a member having pairs of outstanding lateral flanges at its vertical ends and on opposite sides, and a second member extending transversely of said member at olie end thereof` said second member having end channels on its outer side extending from the top. to the bottom thereof, and the inner face of said second member having fianges which arev interlocked with the outer ones of the flanges at one of the vertical ends of the first-mentioned member. r f

In testimony whereof ll aiix my signature.

v JSEPH J. BURNS. 

